Calderdale Circuit of the Methodist Church

Analysis

Calderdale Circuit of the Methodist Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in February 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Calderdale Circuit of the Methodist Church reported income of £1.6m and spending of £985k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £474k to £1.6m (+242%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 178%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Calderdale Circuit of the Methodist Church sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Triratna Sarana (£1.6m), Mesifta Talmudical College (£1.6m) and Nazarene Theological College (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 28% and investments 3.5%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £32k. Reserves of £762k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.